Q: Let me just ask you this, because it’s very important that any discussion about gas is anchored in facts and detail, because claims about what anyone is going to do in relation to gas just don’t – don’t tend to work out. In relation to those fields where you say that you are going to be able to ramp up gas so quickly to reduce the price of gas by the end of this calendar year, how are you going to do that in the southern states where you have Labor governments who are not in support of the policy that you just put forward?
Dutton:
But, Sarah, we have capacity in the market now. So outside of the foundation contracts, gas that is being soldinto the international market. So that’s the point I made tonight. So extra supply is incredibly important and you make a good point, for some it will take time to come on. I’m hoping that if there’s a change of government in Victoria, and there is a very different conversation with business and even within the Labor government within Victoria about bringing more gas on – Peter Malinauskas, the South Australian Premier is keen to develop more in the space, because he knows the South Australian economy is dependent upon it so I think it’s a different when you picture when you go across each of the states but I want to grow jobs and economic activity in our country and we will work with the different state premiers to achieve that outcome.

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